The surviving children of Ameal Newman, on Oct. 7, 2009, filed an
asbestos-related lawsuit against ExxonMobil Corporation, Mobil
Oil Corp. and Mobil Chemical Co. in Jefferson County District
Court, Tex., The Southeast Texas Record reports.
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